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 byroad byroad /ˈbaɪˌroʊd/

noun

  1. A side road little traveled (as in the countryside)  ( bypath , byroad , byway )
    a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)


 jawbone jawbone /ˈdʒɔˌboʊn/

noun

  1. The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth  ( jawbone , lower jawbone , mandible , jowl , lower jaw , mandibula , mandibular bone , submaxilla )
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
     As the dog grew older, its jowl sagged more prominently.
    As the dog grew older, its jowl sagged more prominently.

verb

  1. Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way  ( jawbone , schmoose [Informal] , schmooze [Informal] , shmoose [Informal] , shmooze [Informal] )
    talk idly or casually and in a friendly way


 femoral nerve femoral nerve /fɪˈmɔːrəl nɝːv/

noun

  1. One of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh  ( anterior crural nerve , femoral nerve , nervus femoralis )
    one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh


 pink pink /ˈpɪŋk/

adjective

  1. () Of a light shade of red  ( pinkish , pink )
    of a light shade of red
      The newborn baby girl wore a cute pink onesie.
    The newborn baby girl wore a cute pink onesie.

noun

  1. () A light shade of red  ( pink )
    a light shade of red
     The artist used a light shade of pink to create a rosy glow on the cheeks of the portrait subject
    The artist used a light shade of pink to create a rosy glow on the cheeks of the portrait subject
  2. [Informal, N. American] A person with mildly leftist political views  ( pink [Informal, N. American] , pinko [Informal, N. American] )
    a person with mildly leftist political views
  3. Any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers  ( garden pink , pink )
    any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

verb

  1. Cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing  ( pink )
    cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
  2. Sound like a car engine that is firing too early  ( knock , ping , pink )
    sound like a car engine that is firing too early
     The car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
    the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
     The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
    The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
  3. Make light, repeated taps on a surface  ( knock , pink , rap , tap )
    make light, repeated taps on a surface
     He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
    he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently